Mid Downs Occupational Health Group annual conference news (October 2009):
Wellbeing
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A further 52 “talking therapy” centres offering cognitive behavioural therapies, counselling and guided self-help for people suffering from depression and...
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The government will later this year be asked to decide whether to fund a national roll-out of two-day workplace health...
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Cocaine is still widely used among City workers following the credit crunch, it has emerged.Leading doctors involved in the treatment...
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EXCLUSIVETransport secretary Andrew Adonis will today call on employers to make it easier for staff to use cycle-to-work tax breaks...
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From the recent media coverage, we are all aware of the advice from the Health Protection Agency that to prevent...
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Small businesses and local partnerships across the UK will have the chance to bid for a share of millions of pounds over...
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The percentage of workers that feel under excessive pressure at work, either every day or once or twice a week,...
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The construction industry’s current occupational health framework is not up to the task. It is leaving the construction sector open to crippling health liabilities that will drive skills out of the sector and potentially force construction and infrastructure companies into unnecessary recruitment, training and litigation costs.
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At a time when businesses are bracing themselves for the second wave of Swine Flu, Inov8 Science has published results of...
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Phone company France Telecom has put a stop to its controversial reorganisation involving internal transfers, which has been blamed for...
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France Telecom has scrapped the restructuring blamed for a spate of employee suicides - but too late for the 25 workers who have already taken their own lives. The Chartered Management Institute's chief executive Ruth Spellman considers the dangers of ignoring the emotional wellbeing of staff.
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Friday Podcast: £374,000 NHS stress pay-out; age audits; and the Agency Workers Directive delayed
by Rob Mossby Rob MossHR news and analysis including:
A retired senior NHS workers wins £370,000 and £24,000 per year for life for stress-related...
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Workers have convinced themselves they cannot cope with their daily grind and suffer from stress, according to a leading health...
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A former RAF employee from Cornwall is suing the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for £6m after breaking his neck during...